Aston Villa's post-Champions League struggles have been well documented this season. Prior to this fixture they had failed to win the previous seven matches they had played in immediately after a European game,

Brentford felt they were denied a clear penalty and could have had another as they fell to a narrow defeat against Aston Villa at home on Saturday evening. Ollie Watkins grabbed the only goal of the

Report and free match highlights as Aston Villa beat Brentford in the Premier League; Ollie Watkins scores against former club for the sixth time in six games since leaving in 2020; Morgan Rogers has goal ruled out by VAR for offside;